Origanum vulgare

Origanum vulgare

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Origanum
Species: Origanum vulgare
Subspecies: O. v. subsp. glandulosum – O. v. subsp. gracile – O. v. subsp. hirtum – O. v. subsp. virens – O. v. subsp. viridulum – O. v. subsp. vulgare

Name

Origanum vulgare L., Sp. Pl.: 590 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Origanum floridum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 85 (1796).
  • Thymus origanum Kuntze, Taschen-Fl. Leipzig: 106 (1867).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Svalbard (in error), Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya. Regional: Russian Far East (introduced) Primorye. Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Turkey. Regional: China China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang. Regional: Eastern Asia Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: New Zealand New Zealand South. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Western Canada British Columbia. Regional: Eastern Canada Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon, Washington. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 590. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Fernandes, R.M.S.B. & Heywood, V.H. 1972. Origanum. Pp. 171–172 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. xxix + 370 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-08489-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page.  (Implicitly including "Svalbard" by giving "All except Az Bl Cr Fa Is." as European distribution. Followed by the other databases.)
• Elven, R. & Elvebakk, A. 1996. Part 1 Vascular plants. In: Elvebakk, A. & Prestrud, P. (ed.): A catalogue of Svalbard plants, fungi, algae, and cyanobacteria. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 198: 9–55. ISBN 82-7666-094-0 PDF Reference page.  (not listing Origanum vulgare)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Origanum vulgare in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Origanum vulgare. Published online. Accessed: October 2 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Origanum vulgare. Accessed: 2 October 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Origanum vulgare. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 2. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

aragonés: Oregano
العربية: مردقوش شائع, أوريغانو
azərbaycanca: Adi qaraqınıq
башҡортса: Мәтрүшкә
Bikol Central: Oregano
беларуская: Мацярдушка звычайная
български: риган, Origanum
বাংলা: জংলী মরুয়া
bosanski: Origano
català: Orenga, Orégano
Cebuano: Oregano, Pot marjoram
čeština: dobromysl obecná, Oregáno, dobromysl
Cymraeg: Penrhudd, Oregano
dansk: Almindelig Merian, Vild Merian, Oregano
Deutsch: Gewöhnlicher Dost
Ελληνικά: ρίγανη
English: oregano, wild marjoram
español: orégano, furiégano, mejorana silvestre, oreganín, orégano común, orégano nano, orégano trenzado, orégano turco, orenga, órgano, oriégano, perigüel, urégano, uriégano, uriéganu
eesti: Harilik pune, Vorstirohi, Oregano, Pune
euskara: Oregano
فارسی: پونه کوهی, مرزنگوش وحشی, پونهٔ کوهی, مرزنگوش, مرزنجوش
suomi: Mäkimeirami, oregano
français: Origan, Marjolaine sauvage
galego: Ourego
עברית: אורגנו, אזובית פשוטה
hrvatski: Mravinac, Origanum hirtum, Cunila gallinacean, Origanum heracleoticum, Origano
magyar: Szurokfű
հայերեն: Խնկածաղիկ սովորական
Bahasa Indonesia: Oregano
日本語: オレガノ, 花薄荷, ハナハッカ
қазақша: Кәдімгі жұпаргүл
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಮರುಗ
한국어: 오레가노
Limburgs: Marjolein, Oregano
lietuvių: Paprastasis raudonėlis
latviešu: parastā raudene
македонски: Обично оригано
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Oregano, Pokok Origano
Mirandés: Ouriegano
эрзянь: Карвотикше
Napulitano: Rétëca
norsk bokmål: Bergmynte
नेपाली: रामतुलसी
Nederlands: Wilde Marjolein, Oregano
norsk nynorsk: Bergmynte, Kungsgras, Kongsgress, Kung
ирон: Къаххос
Kapampangan: Oregano
polski: Lebiodka pospolita, Oregano
پنجابی: ساتل
português do Brasil: orégano
português: orégano, orégãos, oregano, hissopo, orégão
Runa Simi: Unquy yuyu, Orégano, Oregano
română: Sovârf, Șovârf, Oregano, Șovârv
русский: Душица обыкновенная, Душница, Мацердушка, Орегано
Scots: oregano
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Origano, Mravinac, Vranilova trava
slovenčina: pamajorán obyčajný
slovenščina: Navadna dobra misel, Dobra misel, Origano
shqip: Rigoni
српски / srpski: Вранилова трава / Vranilova trava, Оригано / Origano, Црноврх / Crnovrh, Бакина душица / Bakina dušica, Мравинац / Mravinac, Враниловка / Vranilovka
svenska: Kungsmynta, Vildmejram, Konig, Oregano, Dosta, Frimodig, Vild mejram, Koning
తెలుగు: వాము ఆకు
ไทย: ออริกาโน
Tagalog: Oregano, Pot marjoram, Urigano
Türkçe: Keklik otu, Güvey otu
татарча / tatarça: Ğadi mätrüşkä
українська: Материнка звичайна, Орегано
walon: Såvaedje mariolinne
中文（简体）: 牛至
中文（繁體）: 牛至
中文（臺灣）: 牛至
中文: 牛至, 蘑菇草, 牛至叶, 奧勒岡草, 俄力岡葉, 披薩草

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